The implementation plan for the top-level design optimization
of the policy introduced put forward specific development goals, that is, by 2025, the density of manufacturing robots will double compared with 2020, the depth and breadth of application of service robots and special robots will be significantly improved, and the ability of robots to promote high-quality economic and social development will be significantly enhanced. Focus on ten key application areas, break through more than 100 innovative robot application technologies and solutions, promote more than 200 typical application scenarios of robots with high technical level, innovative application mode and significant application results, and create a number of "robot +" application benchmarking enterprises.
At the same time, the "Implementation Plan" specifies ten key application areas of robots, which are manufacturing, agriculture, construction, energy, commerce and logistics in the field of economic development, medical and health, elderly care services, education, commercial community services, safety emergency and extreme environment applications in the field of social and people's livelihood.
In order to enhance the basic support capacity of "robot +" application, the "Implementation Plan" also puts forward five major measures: one is to build a collaborative innovation system for robot production and use, the second is to build a "robot +" application experience and test verification center, the third is to accelerate the development and promotion of robot application standards, the fourth is to carry out industry and regional "robot +" application innovation practice, and the fifth is to build a "robot +" application supply and demand docking platform.

The introduction of the "Implementation Plan" has pointed out the direction for the development of China's robot industry. Li Wenjuan, director of the Intelligent Equipment Research Office of the Industrial Policy Research Institute of the China Electronics Information Industry Development Research Institute, believes that the "Implementation Plan" focuses on product innovation and scenario promotion, guides independent brand robots to seize strategic opportunities, focuses on ten key application areas, and promotes the high-quality development of China's robot industry with application as the traction.

Industrial robots are developing rapidly
Manufacturing is the first robot application field mentioned in the "Implementation Plan", which clearly points out that the development of new robot products such as welding, assembly, spraying, handling, grinding and polishing, and accelerate the application of robotized production equipment to related fields. Develop professional and customized solutions and software and hardware products, accumulate experience and knowledge such as model libraries and process software packages, deeply integrate robot control software and integrated application systems, and promote the application of key links such as automotive, electronics, machinery, light industry, textiles, building materials, pharmaceuticals, etc., sanitary ware, ceramics, photovoltaic, smelting, casting, sheet metal, hardware, furniture and other subdivisions, glazing, repairing, polishing, grinding, welding, spraying, handling, palletizing and other key links. Promote the construction of intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories and create typical application scenarios for industrial robots. Develop intelligent manufacturing systems based on industrial robots to help the digital transformation and intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry.
In recent years, the development of industrial robots in China has been accelerating, and the latest data released by the China Robot Industry Alliance shows that in December 2022, industrial robots in industrial enterprises above designated size in the country completed the output of 12,4 sets. From January to December 2022, the cumulative output of industrial robots in industrial enterprises above designated size in China was 1,12 sets. In December 44, the output of service robots in industrial enterprises above designated size in the country was 3,2022 sets. From January to December 12, the cumulative output of service robots in industrial enterprises above designated size in China was 49.1 million sets.
While the domestic market is booming, China's industrial robots are also accelerating the pace of "going to sea". According to data released by the China Robot Industry Alliance, in December 2022, China's industrial robot equipment exports amounted to US$1 million, imports amounted to US$12 million, and the trade deficit was US$645 million. From January to December 8, the cumulative export amount of China's industrial robot equipment was 2022 million US dollars, the cumulative import amount was 12 billion US dollars, and the cumulative trade deficit was 0.5 billion US dollars.
With the accelerated digital development of the economy and society, especially the digital transformation of all walks of life, industrial robots have become the core equipment for the development of intelligent manufacturing in major enterprises, and the density of manufacturing robots has increased rapidly. Statistics show that China has become the world's largest robot application market for 1 consecutive years, and the consumption of industrial robots accounted for more than 8% of the global total in 1.
Industrial robots are being applied in more and more scenarios, from 3 industry categories and 2022 industry mediums ten years ago, to more than 1 industry categories and 12 industry mediums today. As we have seen, industrial robots are not only applied in high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace, automobiles, ships, semiconductors, etc., but also in traditional industries such as furniture, food, building materials, textiles, etc., effectively solving the problems of high-risk operations, difficult precision processing, and difficult to recruit.
The release of the "Implementation Plan" opened a new era of "robot +". In this era, the technological innovation level of robots has been rapidly improved, and the application scenarios have become increasingly rich, helping more enterprises improve quality and efficiency, helping more industries to transform and upgrade, and helping people achieve a better life.